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and afghanistan. in fact it was in 2008 when then senators joe biden, chuck hagel and john kerry, chuck hagel his pick to be defense secretary, john kerry his pick to head up the state department, went to afghanistan and actually met with hamid karzai, had a very contentious meeting with him as they confronted the issue of corruption in afghanistan. so certainly this is a relationships that that has had tension over the years and that is something as well that these new picks for the national security team and foreign relations team are going to be confronting and they certainly have experience with, wolf. >> all right. if we're in that two minute warning, i think they will be announcing the introduction of the proptwo presidents walking will. an opening statement by president obama and then karzai and then questions. very limited number of questions. i think two questions maybe from each side from the afghan side frrks t, from the u.s. side and then they will answer questions. they've been meeting in
and afghanistan. in fact it was in 2008 when then senators joe biden, chuck hagel and john kerry, chuck hagel his pick to be defense secretary, john kerry his pick to head up the state department, went to afghanistan and actually met with hamid karzai, had a very contentious meeting with him as they confronted the issue of corruption in afghanistan. so certainly this is a relationships that that has had tension over the years and that is something as well that these new picks for the national...
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military personnel in afghanistan. all this happening on the first anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. nick payton walsh is in kabul for us. set the scene for us. we know the rumors had been wild throughout the day in the afghan capital. we assume he's very secure inside that presidential balance has. but all of this was stop secret given the security precautions that are necessary to protect the president of the united states. first of all, tell our viewers what time it is in afghanistan and what's going on. >> we're just past midnight. about six hours ago, one of the leading tv stations broke the news. many immediately denied that. i heard from one afghan pishl that in fact presidential palace staff were asked to go home around about midday sparking rumors that there may be some sort of vip visit. as you say, he's been to bagram. and of course now on to the presidential palace in kabul where they should sign the partnership agreement. >> nick, stand by. gloria borger is with me. as we look at the video com
military personnel in afghanistan. all this happening on the first anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. nick payton walsh is in kabul for us. set the scene for us. we know the rumors had been wild throughout the day in the afghan capital. we assume he's very secure inside that presidential balance has. but all of this was stop secret given the security precautions that are necessary to protect the president of the united states. first of all, tell our viewers what time it is in...
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obama drops in on troops in afghanistan to deliver holiday greetings. we are live in afghanistan. snow misery trapped for hour, and more coming down. we'll show you how people hit hard are coping with a crippling storm. one of the top stories you're tracking, the artist who had a camera, surgery implanted in his head. holiday season, visit with security troop, for security reason, undisclosed visit we found out about an hour ago. senior correspondent ed henry started reading the tea lives a little earlier than that. ed, what can we expect to unfold during this trip? >> well, tony, the president is going to address u.s. troops shortly. we're not exactly sure what time. the schedule has been changing on the fly. this is a surprise trip. president leaving andrews air force base 9:00 p.m. eastern time. reporters in the small group of the reporters who were there with the president were told to show up. it was all kept very secret. they had their bags and electronic devices initially taken away. so they wouldn't start sending out tweets or e-mails to everyone. they want to keep it as s
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troops there in afghanistan. my question is -- they're also trying to be more personal instead of walking around at big brother. are they winning any hearts and minds on the ground in afghanistan? >> you see small battles won every day, but you know, it really depends -- you have to get down to the individual level. you know, you see times where the kids will run up and they'll talk to some of the soldiers and there seems to be a good rapport between the soldiers and people in that village. other times we see where they throw rocks at some of the soldiers as they pass by in the convoy. it's a very much individual basis. something they brought up, a great point about pay and getting some of these afghan security forces. they did just raise their pay, so now they're going to make about $165 a month u.s. it doesn't sound like much to us here in the united states, but in a country where a lot of people are living on a dollar a day, you know, it's a significant increase. so it will be interesting to see if that pay in
troops there in afghanistan. my question is -- they're also trying to be more personal instead of walking around at big brother. are they winning any hearts and minds on the ground in afghanistan? >> you see small battles won every day, but you know, it really depends -- you have to get down to the individual level. you know, you see times where the kids will run up and they'll talk to some of the soldiers and there seems to be a good rapport between the soldiers and people in that...
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he's going to tell us. >> tell me why you believe afghanistan is worth it. >> we're in afghanistan now because it was a haven for al qaeda and we don't want to see them inherent afghanistan as a new training movement for al qaeda and we've gone in and disrupted this country and kicked the taliban out and we don't want to see afghanistan degenerate into another taliban-run country that is totally dysfunctional in this area. that adds to instability in the area. we're for stability. that's what we're really trying to do. >> enough for now or enough to get the job done? >> don't know the answer to that question. and it's a little large ner terms of population and our number of soldiers in afghanistan per populous is considerably below what it was in afghanistan at the high point and it's also a country with no infrastructure to speak of. no roads that are useable. so this is a tough, tough problem. now, on the good news side, we've seen over history that ann insurgency, if you bring security to the people when the people are to the government in control. whether that can be done by 2013 o
he's going to tell us. >> tell me why you believe afghanistan is worth it. >> we're in afghanistan now because it was a haven for al qaeda and we don't want to see them inherent afghanistan as a new training movement for al qaeda and we've gone in and disrupted this country and kicked the taliban out and we don't want to see afghanistan degenerate into another taliban-run country that is totally dysfunctional in this area. that adds to instability in the area. we're for stability....
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the war in afghanistan is not going to be ultimately won or lost in afghanistan. there's a lot of other pieces. key to that is pakistan. these sanctuaries, these safe havens. now, let's remember -- >> i want to show one viewer. interrupt you for one second. safe haven. >> osama bin laden, most people think he's safe in this region. there's two talibans. there's an afghan taliban and a pakistani taliban. the pakistani military right now is fighting the pakistani taliban, right? but that's not the only sanctuary, all of this, all of it, is taliban sanctuary. indeed, down here, in the pakistani city of queta, it's known by american intelligence, by ambassador holbrooke as the home of the taliban shura. so, all of that is taliban and anti-american militant safe haven, not just the highlighted areas. >> i want to do one other point, to show two points. number one, the president talked about the past and under-u.s. resourcing. he talked about safe may haveges and the al qaeda leadership allowed to escape. this is tora bora where they believe back in the early days osama
the war in afghanistan is not going to be ultimately won or lost in afghanistan. there's a lot of other pieces. key to that is pakistan. these sanctuaries, these safe havens. now, let's remember -- >> i want to show one viewer. interrupt you for one second. safe haven. >> osama bin laden, most people think he's safe in this region. there's two talibans. there's an afghan taliban and a pakistani taliban. the pakistani military right now is fighting the pakistani taliban, right? but...
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strategy in afghanistan. you're now here, presumably you're going to tell me that things are much better. in what concrete ways can we look at the karzai government and feel -- take some comfort that the build phase and the transfer phase are going to work out since they centrally rest on the legitimacy, credibility and competence of that government? >> well, i did write things like that as a private citizen. and i think they're completely consistent with what is being said by my colleagues and my bosses, the secretary of state and the president, in the obama administration. if you read the president's speech carefully, you see that he said in very carefully phrased language that he was -- that president karzai made a very fine inaugural speech. and the president then, president obama in his speech, then referred to that inaugural address and said that president karzai's met important commitments on corruption and governance. and we want to see those carried out. >> do you think that he will stop his brother
strategy in afghanistan. you're now here, presumably you're going to tell me that things are much better. in what concrete ways can we look at the karzai government and feel -- take some comfort that the build phase and the transfer phase are going to work out since they centrally rest on the legitimacy, credibility and competence of that government? >> well, i did write things like that as a private citizen. and i think they're completely consistent with what is being said by my...
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dan, why afghanistan? why now? >> reporter: well, obviously the president wanted to go there on the ground, first and foremost, to thank the american troops and the coalition forces as well who are, as he put it, protecting the american people, keeping them safe. he also wanted to meet with hamid karzai who is somewhat of a controversial leader. there have been a lot of questions about his last election. and so the u.s. really wants to make sure that there's a stable government there, a stable partner, even as it ramps up additional troops through the region. again, the president going there to say thank you to the u.s. troops for what they are doing. he made it clear that they are not going to be there forever because essentially he wants to make sure that the afghan army will be able to take care of its own security. first and foremost, the president pointing out that if, indeed, al qaeda is allowed to come back, sort of set up its operations there in afghanistan, it will only endanger the future of the american
dan, why afghanistan? why now? >> reporter: well, obviously the president wanted to go there on the ground, first and foremost, to thank the american troops and the coalition forces as well who are, as he put it, protecting the american people, keeping them safe. he also wanted to meet with hamid karzai who is somewhat of a controversial leader. there have been a lot of questions about his last election. and so the u.s. really wants to make sure that there's a stable government there, a...
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forces out of afghanistan. it seems this administration is still having a hard time explaining that. >> where's the end of the ramp? if the beginning is 2011, where's the end of the ramp? >> it will be predicated on exactly how much progress we're making. >> there's no time line, no ramp, nothing like that. i think it's very important to note, as many have observed, this doesn't trigger a rush to the exits. >> reporter: ramp or no ramp, defense secretary robert gates says this is not a date certain, not an exit strategy. he stressed that it was a conditions-based balance, sending a signal of resolve to succeed in afghanistan. also sending a message of urgency to the afghan government saying they need to step up to the plate and take responsibility for their own security. either way, this 2011 date continues to prove controversial with the left and the right. >> i'm afraid that the president's idea, which is to just set a date where we may start withdrawing troops, gives nobody anything they want. it doesn't giv
forces out of afghanistan. it seems this administration is still having a hard time explaining that. >> where's the end of the ramp? if the beginning is 2011, where's the end of the ramp? >> it will be predicated on exactly how much progress we're making. >> there's no time line, no ramp, nothing like that. i think it's very important to note, as many have observed, this doesn't trigger a rush to the exits. >> reporter: ramp or no ramp, defense secretary robert gates...
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what do we need to accomplish in afghanistan? i question the assumption that the fate of afghanistan constitutes a vital national security interest of the united states. i would insist that our interests there are actually quite limited and so long as we deny al qaeda the ability to establish a substantial presence there, we don't much care what happens in afghanistan, and i would argue strongly that after eight years of a large-scale military presence, simply expanding on this project for another five or ten years with the hope that somehow afghanistan is going to become a peaceful and democratic place is folly. we can't afford it. to emphasize, we don't need to undertake this project. >> so let me ask you, andy. most people would agree that there is some al qaeda presence in afghanistan and pakistan. and the fact that they can roam freely between those two countries is a danger that they do have the ambition to plan terrorist activities. and most military commanders tell me that the intelligence -- the presence in afghanistan i
what do we need to accomplish in afghanistan? i question the assumption that the fate of afghanistan constitutes a vital national security interest of the united states. i would insist that our interests there are actually quite limited and so long as we deny al qaeda the ability to establish a substantial presence there, we don't much care what happens in afghanistan, and i would argue strongly that after eight years of a large-scale military presence, simply expanding on this project for...
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the new war plan for afghanistan. more troops, new questions, and a battle already getting under way this hour on capitol hill. >>> also this hour, wall street opens at a 14-month high. but don't celebrate yet. it could be a bumpy ride today. >>> a so-called party crashers at the white house. newly revealed e-mails raise new questions. but who looks worse, the couple or the pentagon staffer who befriended them? good morning. i'm heidi collins. it is december 2nd. you are in the "cnn newsroom." first off, a closer look at president obama's new strategy for afghanistan. suzanne malveaux has a view from the white house and also the politics behind it all. we'll get to her. we'll also get to our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence back from afghanistan. joining us from new york. he's going to look at the military realities of the plan. and also in new york this morning, peter bergen, our national security analyst. we're going to talk with him whether or not an increase in u.s. forces really knocks down al qaeda or is it
the new war plan for afghanistan. more troops, new questions, and a battle already getting under way this hour on capitol hill. >>> also this hour, wall street opens at a 14-month high. but don't celebrate yet. it could be a bumpy ride today. >>> a so-called party crashers at the white house. newly revealed e-mails raise new questions. but who looks worse, the couple or the pentagon staffer who befriended them? good morning. i'm heidi collins. it is december 2nd. you are in...
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why afghanistan? there are so many other areas around the world where there is gender inequality. why afghanistan? >> afghanistan is one of the top -- in terms of the worst of the worst for gender inequality and women's rights. but i think it's a place where women can be the solutions. i think there is a ripple effect that can be implemented in afghanistan. and it's a country that certainly is of great need. >> help people understand as well. i'm sure you were probably the same way. so many people would like to help out in so many places around the world. but quite frankly, they just don't know what to do or how to do it or have the courage to drop everything and go. now, what was your challenge? you essentially gave up a life in denver to make this now our new life's work. >> i did. i decided to literally make the leap. and it does take a big leap of faith because it's giving up the norm. it's giving up a home. it's giving up a lot. but i believe that the people that we are working to help deserve th
why afghanistan? there are so many other areas around the world where there is gender inequality. why afghanistan? >> afghanistan is one of the top -- in terms of the worst of the worst for gender inequality and women's rights. but i think it's a place where women can be the solutions. i think there is a ripple effect that can be implemented in afghanistan. and it's a country that certainly is of great need. >> help people understand as well. i'm sure you were probably the same way....
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>> afghanistan service. i will ask president karzai a question and then president obama. >> american, afghanistan service? >> yes. >> good. >> thank you. one of your purposes of your trip here to gain at the support of u.s. government for reconciliation and integration of taliban in afghanistan, when you first initiated these strategy or plan, you were interested in talks with lower to middle level of taliban but you have increasingly shown interest in to bringing taliban leaders into the negotiations. while taliban made it very clear that the only way for them to talk to the afghan government is a complete withdrawal of foreign troops from afghanistan and the creation of a government in that country. are you sure that this is strategy, after all the support that you will gain from international community will be a successful one and will not be yet another failed strategy in afghanistan? and my question for president obama would be that, secretary clinton yesterday mentioned in a gathering that u.s. support
>> afghanistan service. i will ask president karzai a question and then president obama. >> american, afghanistan service? >> yes. >> good. >> thank you. one of your purposes of your trip here to gain at the support of u.s. government for reconciliation and integration of taliban in afghanistan, when you first initiated these strategy or plan, you were interested in talks with lower to middle level of taliban but you have increasingly shown interest in to bringing...
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as far as afghanistan is concerned, afghanistan welcomes the new strategy, and afghanistan will do all it can to be a good partner in it. >> you yourself have said even in your inauguration address that it would take some five years to be able to hand over security to the afghan forces. >> we want to have in afghanistan in another two years the ability to lead operations and provide security for the afghan people in many parts of the country. especially parts of the country where we have trouble fighting terrorism and trying to bring violence down. by the end of five years' term of the current government, we plan to lead operations for the security of the afghan people in all of afghanistan, in the whole country. that is our objective. now, we as afghans also must try our very, very best to reach that goal. and we hope -- >> hamid karzai in that exclusive interview with our christiane amanpour. a friendly reminder that "amanpour" airs every sunday at 2:00 eastern time right here on cnn. >>> they call it house arrest. but what a house you're about to see. we'll show you where director r
as far as afghanistan is concerned, afghanistan welcomes the new strategy, and afghanistan will do all it can to be a good partner in it. >> you yourself have said even in your inauguration address that it would take some five years to be able to hand over security to the afghan forces. >> we want to have in afghanistan in another two years the ability to lead operations and provide security for the afghan people in many parts of the country. especially parts of the country where we...
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troops from afghanistan. now, a number of sources tell cnn that the president will announce 10,000 troops will come home by the end of this year. another 20,000 would leave by the end of 2012 leaving 70,000 american forces in afghanistan as 2013 begins. >>> a pilot dodges disaster. a jumbo jet speeding for takeoff had to come to a screeching halt when an egypt aircraft turned onto the runway. at takeoff speeds the pilot would have just had seconds to react. >>> american 158 heavy. >> cancel takeoff plans. >> cancel takeoff plans. >> l>> all traffic is stopped right now. >>> in orlando prosecutors in casey anthony's murder trial reveal another odd twist. they're investigating whether anthony crossed paths with another inmate who lost a child. that inmate's story, eerily similar to the ones defense attorneys are selling about casey anthony. >> apparently her child died in a swimming pool and was found by the child's grandfather, who immediately administered cpr and called 911. >> bismarck, north dakota, is send
troops from afghanistan. now, a number of sources tell cnn that the president will announce 10,000 troops will come home by the end of this year. another 20,000 would leave by the end of 2012 leaving 70,000 american forces in afghanistan as 2013 begins. >>> a pilot dodges disaster. a jumbo jet speeding for takeoff had to come to a screeching halt when an egypt aircraft turned onto the runway. at takeoff speeds the pilot would have just had seconds to react. >>> american 158...
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interests in afghanistan? the assumption seems to be afghanistan constitutes a vital security interest of the united states, and therefore, we should be investing tens of thousands of soldiers and many billions of dollars to try to remake it. i question that assumption. frankly, i think afghanistan is of marginal interest to the united states. >> well, let me press you on that, andy. if the united states withdraws, britain withdraws, by every account, the afghan government is pretty weak. there is a very good chance that it will either fall or large parts of the country will be taken over by the taliban, which has in the past and is now closely allied with elements of al qaeda and al qaeda-like groups. so, you will have a country that has -- allows al qaeda and its ilk to operate, to train, to have bases and potentially do terrorist activities everywhere from london to mumbai to madrid, and, of course, the biggest target they often talk about, which is the united states. why is that not a threat? >> well, it i
interests in afghanistan? the assumption seems to be afghanistan constitutes a vital security interest of the united states, and therefore, we should be investing tens of thousands of soldiers and many billions of dollars to try to remake it. i question that assumption. frankly, i think afghanistan is of marginal interest to the united states. >> well, let me press you on that, andy. if the united states withdraws, britain withdraws, by every account, the afghan government is pretty weak....
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troop levels in afghanistan. newsroom with brooke baldwin newsroom with brooke baldwin starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> shall 45 minutes from now, president barack obama is expected to lay out his vision for u.s. military forces in afghanistan. and we will be hearing a number that a lot of people have actually been waiting to hear. the number is 9,800. that is the number of troops who stay in afghanistan, by the end of the year, which means more than 22,000 americans will be coming home. under the president's plan, just two years later, by the next presidential election, the only american soldiers in afghanistan could be a pretty modest force protecting the embassy and capital of kabul. jim acosta joins me now. jim, we've heard a lot of numbers, in the recent two years. when i hear 9,800, that is new. >> reporter: that is absolutely new, brooke. when you consider that the president is going to be at west point tomorrow talking about his foreign policy for the next two and a half years o
troop levels in afghanistan. newsroom with brooke baldwin newsroom with brooke baldwin starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> shall 45 minutes from now, president barack obama is expected to lay out his vision for u.s. military forces in afghanistan. and we will be hearing a number that a lot of people have actually been waiting to hear. the number is 9,800. that is the number of troops who stay in afghanistan, by the end of the year, which means more than 22,000...
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he has command, combat experience in iraq and afghanistan. just last week, he was passed over commander of the marine corps. marine lieutenant act john allen. the deputy centcom commander under petraeus. allen commanded the second marine expeditionary brigade in iraq. general rodriguez, mcchrystal's number two. he was sent to afghan to manage the war day to day. rodriguez earlier served as a top military aide to defense secretary robert gates. there's army general martin dempsey as well. commander of army training and dock t doctoring command. james stavridis. top nato commander in europe. keep it here. we will be following that story all day long. coming up at the bottom of the hour, getting reaction from the white house ahead of today's big face-to-face. in the next hour, we are diving deeper into how this will affect morale among u.s. troops in afghanistan. >>> let's head to the oil disaster in the gulf. day 65 and bp's operation to stop the gusher is under new management. tony hayward out. bp's bob dudley in. meantime the u.s. government
he has command, combat experience in iraq and afghanistan. just last week, he was passed over commander of the marine corps. marine lieutenant act john allen. the deputy centcom commander under petraeus. allen commanded the second marine expeditionary brigade in iraq. general rodriguez, mcchrystal's number two. he was sent to afghan to manage the war day to day. rodriguez earlier served as a top military aide to defense secretary robert gates. there's army general martin dempsey as well....
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it happened in southern afghanistan. the bombing is the latest in a wave of taliban attacks. 21 people have now been killed this month. >>> those numbers are fueling the debate over future troop increases. barbara starr has the story. >> reporter: the latest suicide car bomb attack in the heart of kabul. another day when insurgents made clear the capital city is not safe. but suddenly the obama administration and the president's top military advisers are split on the urgency to fix afghanistan's security problems. just days after the top military officer said -- >> a properly resourced counterinsurgency probably means more forces. >> reporter: the vice president said, not so fast. >> a decision on additional resources is premature and it's a distance off. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview, vice president joe biden told cnn's chris lawrence no more troops will be sent until the current 21,000 troop increase is in place and the afghan election results are finalized all still weeks away. but a senior u.s. military offi
it happened in southern afghanistan. the bombing is the latest in a wave of taliban attacks. 21 people have now been killed this month. >>> those numbers are fueling the debate over future troop increases. barbara starr has the story. >> reporter: the latest suicide car bomb attack in the heart of kabul. another day when insurgents made clear the capital city is not safe. but suddenly the obama administration and the president's top military advisers are split on the urgency to...
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. >> afghanistan. >> you were in afghanistan? >> six months. >> really? what would you like to receive in a care package? what do you need when you're over there. >> anything from home that shows that you have folks back here that actually care about you. >> do you think we do enough right now, legislatively for veterans, coming back from iraq and afghanistan? >> not really. >> no. >> we need to do more. we're not doing anything for them right now. >> it's a tough question. not really, but can you ever do enough? >> i think we're doing a lot. but there might be something more. >> you're an 18-year-old kid. you barely know anything about life. look at you. you just started shaving. are you joining the military? >> yes, i am. >> you are? >> joining the army. >> good luck to you, man. thank you for your future service. you've already got the haircut. do five push-ups right now? 2, 3, 4, 5. you've got to keep doing them, man. good luck. the truth is, our best intentions and deepest thanks, no matter how sincere, do little to really support our veterans. any v
. >> afghanistan. >> you were in afghanistan? >> six months. >> really? what would you like to receive in a care package? what do you need when you're over there. >> anything from home that shows that you have folks back here that actually care about you. >> do you think we do enough right now, legislatively for veterans, coming back from iraq and afghanistan? >> not really. >> no. >> we need to do more. we're not doing anything for them...
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so why afghanistan? why now? >> senior administration official says this is something that the president has wanted to do for quite some time and believed this is really a critical moment, coming off what they say was a successful effort in pushing the taliban mback in marjah and focusing in kandahar, also trying to push back on taliban. they believe that they need to get a viable partner there on the ground. the president wanted to sit down with hamid karzai there but the president said the reason he wanted to go there was meet directly with u.s. troops and thank them for the sacrifice. take a listen. >> i know that sometimes when you are watching tv, the politics back home may look a little messy, people yelling and hollering, democrats this and republicans that i want you to understand this, there's no daylight when it comes to support of all of you. there's no daylight when it comes to supporting our troops. >> now, in summarizing the meetings there, u.s. officials traveling with the president say that the me
so why afghanistan? why now? >> senior administration official says this is something that the president has wanted to do for quite some time and believed this is really a critical moment, coming off what they say was a successful effort in pushing the taliban mback in marjah and focusing in kandahar, also trying to push back on taliban. they believe that they need to get a viable partner there on the ground. the president wanted to sit down with hamid karzai there but the president said...
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troops to afghanistan. as early as sunday night, the administration began informing military advisers and foreign allies in a series of private meetings and phone calls. now, at least one group of marines is expected to deploy within two or three weeks. they would be in afghanistan by christmas. larger deployments would not follow until early 2010. let's get the very latest now from the white house and cnn's suzanne malveaux. suzanne, good morning to you. why is president obama likely to face a tougher audience, if you will, than his predecessor, pretty much, did? >> reporter: well, heidi, as you know, really one of the fierce points of debate inside this white house was the fact that afghanistan is really not the same place it was eight years ago. covering president bush for eight years, he was able to lay it out and simply say that al qaeda headquarters is in afghanistan. we got used to seeing some of these pictures here. they've become almost iconic, where you've got them training on what looks like a ju
troops to afghanistan. as early as sunday night, the administration began informing military advisers and foreign allies in a series of private meetings and phone calls. now, at least one group of marines is expected to deploy within two or three weeks. they would be in afghanistan by christmas. larger deployments would not follow until early 2010. let's get the very latest now from the white house and cnn's suzanne malveaux. suzanne, good morning to you. why is president obama likely to face a...
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troops wounded in afghanistan. after a stopover at a military hospital in germany, they are flying back to the u.s. for medical treatment. in most cases it's only been a few days since they were injured on the battlefield. our barbara starr is on board the air force c-17 globe master and she talked with some of them, giving us an exclusive and inspiring look at their joirn any home. >> this is what it's really all about in the world of the air medical evacuation community. you can see the plane now is full of the combat wounded from afghanistan. these troops have all suffered injuries from ied, roadside bomb explosions, mortars, artillery, small arms' fire, gunshot wounds. they have gotten their initial treatment here in germany. now we are about to make a nine-hour flight back to the united states, finally, they are getting back home. >> you remember the other guy we put the antibiotics on -- >> the air force medical teams tend to every neat on the final leg of the journey home. the captain has worked to evak poli
troops wounded in afghanistan. after a stopover at a military hospital in germany, they are flying back to the u.s. for medical treatment. in most cases it's only been a few days since they were injured on the battlefield. our barbara starr is on board the air force c-17 globe master and she talked with some of them, giving us an exclusive and inspiring look at their joirn any home. >> this is what it's really all about in the world of the air medical evacuation community. you can see the...
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can you find afghanistan? i'll give you ten seconds. >> find afghanistan. go ahead. >> ah -- >> can you just try to find afghanistan on the globe for me? no? >> you've got ten seconds to find afghanistan. >> what are you laughing at? find it. afghanistan. >> right there. >> how did you do that? >> i know it's this way. >> you want to phone a friend. >> put your ipad down i. got an ipad. i'll look it up. >> can you find afghanistan? >> of course i can. >> cool. wipe do you say of course, you been there? >> no. but i watch lots of cnn, and you guys are really, really informative. >> iran. afghanistan. >> yeah. i wasn't even looking in the right -- >> that's all right. no. were you in canada. >> i'm switching to fox news, then. >> you have ten seconds it find afghanistan. >> so close. you nailed it. >> do you guys know how long the u.s. military has been in afghanistan? >> about ten years, i believe. >> that's right. do you think we should have gone to afghanistan in the first place after 9/11 with such a large military contingent? >> i wish we had focused on
can you find afghanistan? i'll give you ten seconds. >> find afghanistan. go ahead. >> ah -- >> can you just try to find afghanistan on the globe for me? no? >> you've got ten seconds to find afghanistan. >> what are you laughing at? find it. afghanistan. >> right there. >> how did you do that? >> i know it's this way. >> you want to phone a friend. >> put your ipad down i. got an ipad. i'll look it up. >> can you find...
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forces out of afghanistan. it seems administration officials are still having a hard time explaining that. listen here. >> where is the end of the ramp? if the beginning is that 2015? 2020? >> the end will be predicated on exactly houchl how much progress we're making. >> there is no timeline, no ramp. i think it's very important to note, as many have observed, this doesn't trigger a rush to the exits. >> reporter: now ramp or no ramp, defense secretary robert gates today, he stressed that this july 2011 date is not a date certain, is not an exit strategy. he says it's a condition-based balance is what he said. he said that it really shows a signal of resolve to succeed in afghanistan, but also sending a very strong signal to the afghan government of urgency that they need to step up to the plate and take control of their own security. don? >> all right, kate. we got a little ahead of ourselves. kate rorngt afghanistan. so much on the president's agenda, and this and global warming. kate, we'll get back to you.
forces out of afghanistan. it seems administration officials are still having a hard time explaining that. listen here. >> where is the end of the ramp? if the beginning is that 2015? 2020? >> the end will be predicated on exactly houchl how much progress we're making. >> there is no timeline, no ramp. i think it's very important to note, as many have observed, this doesn't trigger a rush to the exits. >> reporter: now ramp or no ramp, defense secretary robert gates...
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mission in afghanistan, here are some of the highlights. >> is it time for us to leave afghanistan, mr. speaker? >> i think it is. i think we have to reassess the entire region. we have to understand that our being in afghanistan is counter productive. it is not for us to for them to change. >> i understand the frustration and i understand the ganger and the sorrow. i also understand and we should not forget that the attacks on america on 9/11 originated in afghanistan and if afghanistan dissolved into a situation where the taliban were able to take over, or a chaotic situation, it could easily return to a al qaeda base for attacks on the united states of america. that is still our goal as it was the day that we went in. >> i think that we're on the right track to get out of afghanistan, just as soon as we can. there's conversations with karzai now, i think our timetable is pretty good. >> what a crowd. >> i'm submitted to going all the way to tampa. i have 175,000 people who have donated to the campaign, 95% of them have given under $250. they want a visionary conservative in the reag
mission in afghanistan, here are some of the highlights. >> is it time for us to leave afghanistan, mr. speaker? >> i think it is. i think we have to reassess the entire region. we have to understand that our being in afghanistan is counter productive. it is not for us to for them to change. >> i understand the frustration and i understand the ganger and the sorrow. i also understand and we should not forget that the attacks on america on 9/11 originated in afghanistan and if...
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sara sidner in afghanistan. the taliban ramping up the threats saying they would behead americans to avenge the deaths of the 16 afghans. what more can you tell us about the threat? >> reporter: basically, just that. that sent an e-mail today saying that they had to take revenge for this incident. that involved u.s. soldier. that u.s. soldier has been detained as you know but they're saying that they will behead any american anywhere in afghanistan. and so that's the latest very strong threat from the taliban. so far, we don't know of anyone claiming responsibility for that attack that happened while the funeral was going on but still a very difficult situation there. lots of difficulties getting information out of that area. we did see protests for the first time since this incident happened a couple of days ago in jalalabad and quite far from kandahar. kandahar is in southern afghanistan. jalalabad in eastern afghanistan. 400 to 500 people did show up, most of them university students. the road, an important r
sara sidner in afghanistan. the taliban ramping up the threats saying they would behead americans to avenge the deaths of the 16 afghans. what more can you tell us about the threat? >> reporter: basically, just that. that sent an e-mail today saying that they had to take revenge for this incident. that involved u.s. soldier. that u.s. soldier has been detained as you know but they're saying that they will behead any american anywhere in afghanistan. and so that's the latest very strong...
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sar sarah sidner is in afghanistan. let's get to takoma, washington where dan simon is now. >> reporter: of course the focus is trying to see if there were clues or warning signs that may have caused this army soldier robert bales to carry out this unthinkable rampage. right now there is a lot of speculation whether or not he suffered deep emotional problems after having been to four different battle zones, three in iraq, one in afghanistan. of course, his attorney tells cnn in 2010 he suffered a serious brain injury after his vehicle hit a roadside bomb. that attorney telling cnn that the day before the rampage took place, his client watched a fellow soldier get seriously injured. take a look. >> what i heard from the military lawyers who are working on this case with me, who i'm very impressed with, that another soldier at this base was brutally attacked the day before this incident and had his leg shot off right in front of my client. >> reporter: the military moved bales' family. he's a father of two children and hi
sar sarah sidner is in afghanistan. let's get to takoma, washington where dan simon is now. >> reporter: of course the focus is trying to see if there were clues or warning signs that may have caused this army soldier robert bales to carry out this unthinkable rampage. right now there is a lot of speculation whether or not he suffered deep emotional problems after having been to four different battle zones, three in iraq, one in afghanistan. of course, his attorney tells cnn in 2010 he...
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military would just move the trial over to afghanistan. but i think that, again, they're really leaving this up to the military and how they decide they want to proceed. certainly they want to take into account the afghans' concerns that justice be served. there are also a lot of particular rules about whether witnesses can be introduced, whether afghan witnesses can be introduced. because if the prosecution uses afghan witnesses, then of course the defense will need to question them as well. so those kind of questions are still being worked out. again, nothing to say as they have in the past that he couldn't be actually tried in afghanistan. but as we've been talking about, this agreement that governs u.s. military in afghanistan, when the fall of the taliban happened, u.s. and afghanistan had agreement that these soldiers had immunity from afghan law and would be processed according to the u.s. military justice system. so this agreement is in effect. i don't see the u.s. going back on that. they don't want to leave their military up to a
military would just move the trial over to afghanistan. but i think that, again, they're really leaving this up to the military and how they decide they want to proceed. certainly they want to take into account the afghans' concerns that justice be served. there are also a lot of particular rules about whether witnesses can be introduced, whether afghan witnesses can be introduced. because if the prosecution uses afghan witnesses, then of course the defense will need to question them as well....
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today obviously it's afghanistan. so the people who make rick's list today are people who have something to say about afghanistan. representative tom price, there you see jim demint we have got the white house, we have got barack obama, we have got our own nic robertson, we have the gop whips who are also going to be preparing sheets of us. so we're going to do this every day, with the one or two most relevant stories of the day. as a matter of fact we chose pundit mom today. she's one of the most prolific tweeters out there. she's a mother but she also has a lot to say about politics. here's what she had to say. when i heard the news regarding additional troops, my first thought was obama may have just lost 2012. >>> closure for some people in the seattle/tacoma area. a policeman found a man who he thought was in a stolen car. maurice clemmens is the man witnesses say walked up to a table full of police officers sunday morning while they were just doing their work in cold blood and killed them dead. motive? who knows
today obviously it's afghanistan. so the people who make rick's list today are people who have something to say about afghanistan. representative tom price, there you see jim demint we have got the white house, we have got barack obama, we have got our own nic robertson, we have the gop whips who are also going to be preparing sheets of us. so we're going to do this every day, with the one or two most relevant stories of the day. as a matter of fact we chose pundit mom today. she's one of the...
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today tragedy in afghanistan. we'll talk live with a correspondent who documented the aftermath of yesterday's deadly attack. subway®... has so much new they couldn't fit it in their last ad. so, we're gonna use picture in picture in picture in picture in picture in picture in picture in picture in pict- man, you get the idea! there's so much new at subway®, it's too much to fit in all these pictures in pictures in- a lot of snacks are packed with air but not planters nuts. our dry roasted peanuts have an incredible ratio of size to substance a delicious, salty, crunchy ratio. planters. a nut above. [grunts] ♪ ♪ [grunts] pnc bank believes that if a pair of goggles can help your backhand get better... yeah! ...then your bank should help you budget even better. (laughing) virtual wallet® is so much more than a checking account. its low cash mode feature gives you at least 24 hours of extra time to help you avoid an overdraft fee. you see that? virtual wallet® with low cash mode from pnc bank. one way we're m
today tragedy in afghanistan. we'll talk live with a correspondent who documented the aftermath of yesterday's deadly attack. subway®... has so much new they couldn't fit it in their last ad. so, we're gonna use picture in picture in picture in picture in picture in picture in picture in picture in pict- man, you get the idea! there's so much new at subway®, it's too much to fit in all these pictures in pictures in- a lot of snacks are packed with air but not planters nuts. our dry roasted...
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i'm stationed in afghanistan. would i like to wish my mom and family in cincinnati, ohio, happy fourth of july. i lot of you all and miss you. i'll be home soon. >> this is c.w.o. phillip coyle. i want to wish my friends and family in chicago, illinois, a happy fourth of july. go, cubbies. you stay classy, shimdan. >> love to see those this time of year. mother's day as well. they're always cool. not going to be cool in atlanta. we have this picture of atlanta behind me, but this road race is about to get underway. >> we're missing it, aren't we? >> yes. >> i'm so sad you have to work. >> 7:30. it starts. you can run out there and get those 6.2 miles. >> yeah, right. >> still, people enjoy this tradition, but it can be dangerously hot. >> absolutely. there is so many water stations. then there's a place called cardiac hill many front of piedmont hospital. it's like almost the very end, and you have to go up this long hill, and there are water stations all the way up. >> it's the end of the race. >> some friend of
i'm stationed in afghanistan. would i like to wish my mom and family in cincinnati, ohio, happy fourth of july. i lot of you all and miss you. i'll be home soon. >> this is c.w.o. phillip coyle. i want to wish my friends and family in chicago, illinois, a happy fourth of july. go, cubbies. you stay classy, shimdan. >> love to see those this time of year. mother's day as well. they're always cool. not going to be cool in atlanta. we have this picture of atlanta behind me, but this...
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forces in afghanistan. senator john mccain giving his statement. >> one of our finest ever military leaders. i hope that does not provoke the same reaction as it did then but we are all grateful for your willingness to answer the call of service again and yet another critical mission. you are an american hero and i am confident that you will be quickly and overwhelmingly confirmed. before i go further, let me say a word of praise for another american hero, general stanley mcchrystal. a man of unrivalled integrity and what's most impressive about his long record of military excellence is how much of it remains cloaked in silence. few understand fully how general mcchrystal systematically dismantled al qaeda in iraq and how he began to turn around our failing war in afghanistan. these achievements and others like them are the true measure of stanley mcchrystal and they will earn him an honored place in our history. the events that led to this hearing are unexpected and i agree with the president that success
forces in afghanistan. senator john mccain giving his statement. >> one of our finest ever military leaders. i hope that does not provoke the same reaction as it did then but we are all grateful for your willingness to answer the call of service again and yet another critical mission. you are an american hero and i am confident that you will be quickly and overwhelmingly confirmed. before i go further, let me say a word of praise for another american hero, general stanley mcchrystal. a...
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can you find afghanistan? i'll give you ten seconds. >> find afghanistan. go ahead. can you just try to find afghanistan on the globe for me? no. you got ten seconds to find afghanistan. what are you laughing at? find it, afghanistan. >> right there. >> how did you do that? >> i know it's this way. >> want to phone a friend. put your ipad down. i got an ipad. can you find afghanistan? >> of course, i can. >> cool. why do you say of course. have you been there? >> no, but i watch lots of cnn and you guys are really, really informati informative. >> iran -- >> i wasn't even -- >> you were in canada. i'm switching to fox news now. >> you have ten seconds to find afghanistan. you're so close you nailed it. do you know how long the u.s. military has been in afghanistan? >> about ten years i believe. >> that's right. do you think we should have gone to afghanistan in the first place after september 11th with such a large military contingent. >> i wish we had focused on afghanistan and iraq was -- i don't know what that was. >> you guys are former military. how do you defin
can you find afghanistan? i'll give you ten seconds. >> find afghanistan. go ahead. can you just try to find afghanistan on the globe for me? no. you got ten seconds to find afghanistan. what are you laughing at? find it, afghanistan. >> right there. >> how did you do that? >> i know it's this way. >> want to phone a friend. put your ipad down. i got an ipad. can you find afghanistan? >> of course, i can. >> cool. why do you say of course. have you been...
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was doing in afghanistan. so there have always been questions among troops and officers about why bergdahl exactly left. was he leaving -- well, what the reason was behind his leaving the base. obviously, he was captured by taliban. obviously, he became a prisoner. we -- in varying different ways throughout the years it's been relayed to those of us in the media who have been paying attention to his case it might not be a good idea to report on his case, because efforts were being made to get him out. and sometimes those trying to free him, those in the u.s. government, either with the state department or the military, wereic maing efforts, and they thought that the more attention the case got, especially during sensitive times, the worse and the more difficult it could be for those trying to free him. finally it looks as though those efforts born fruit. earlier in this year, i believe in january, when there was a tape that cnn's jim shuuto and other the reported on that had been made showing berg doll, and th
was doing in afghanistan. so there have always been questions among troops and officers about why bergdahl exactly left. was he leaving -- well, what the reason was behind his leaving the base. obviously, he was captured by taliban. obviously, he became a prisoner. we -- in varying different ways throughout the years it's been relayed to those of us in the media who have been paying attention to his case it might not be a good idea to report on his case, because efforts were being made to get...
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that's the only real way forward in afghanistan. >>> the president will make his afghanistan strategy speech tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern time, and cnn's special coverage starts at 7:00 eastern. we will carry the speech live, of course, for you right here on cnn. >>> you've got plenty of questions on afghanistan. we've got answers for you. e-mail your questions, right now, to mailtothechief@cnn.com or tweet us at kyracnn. >>> in our 1:00 p.m. hour "just, oh, seven minutes from now, the president's national security chief of staff, dennis mcdunn na will join kyra and answer your questions. >>> the plan for afghanistan will likely have a ripple effect on its neighbor. pakistani officials worried about what the new strategy means for their country. welcome to the now network, population 49 million. right now 1.2 million people are on sprint mobile broadband. 31 are streaming a sales conference from the road. 154 are tracking shipments on a train. 33 are iming on a ferry. and 1300 are secretly checking email on a vacation. that's happening now. america's most dependable 3g network. bringi
that's the only real way forward in afghanistan. >>> the president will make his afghanistan strategy speech tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern time, and cnn's special coverage starts at 7:00 eastern. we will carry the speech live, of course, for you right here on cnn. >>> you've got plenty of questions on afghanistan. we've got answers for you. e-mail your questions, right now, to mailtothechief@cnn.com or tweet us at kyracnn. >>> in our 1:00 p.m. hour "just, oh,...
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soldiers in afghanistan. one concern for the new troops will be gaining the trust of the afghan people and of course, this winter there is the weather to contend with. barbara. >> reporter: don, a cold blustery day in afghanistan and winter is setting in. that's going to be a major challenge for u.s. troops as the surge of 30,000 u.s. forces is beginning to become under way here. defense secretary robert gates has already signed the orders that will send some of the first troops here. marines are expected to be among the first to arrive. to be followed by a good number of army forces and other support units. all of this aimed at carrying out this policy, this strategy, if you will, of protecting the afghan people and providing enough security to take the oxygen out of the taliban movement, out of the insurgent forces. we already saw some of that at work earlier today when we went on a foot patrol with some u.s. forces. and saw them interact directly with afghan villagers. that's what it is all about. trying t
soldiers in afghanistan. one concern for the new troops will be gaining the trust of the afghan people and of course, this winter there is the weather to contend with. barbara. >> reporter: don, a cold blustery day in afghanistan and winter is setting in. that's going to be a major challenge for u.s. troops as the surge of 30,000 u.s. forces is beginning to become under way here. defense secretary robert gates has already signed the orders that will send some of the first troops here....
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making a surprise visit to afghanistan. he had hoped to meet face face-to-face with afghan president hamid karzai. that's not going to happen, because of technical problem, more important because of bad weather in the area. the two men had a conversation on the phone. as you know, there say full review of the afghanistan policy going on right now. that review to be completed in the next few weeks when the president begins his remarks, we will of course bring them to you in the cnn news room which continues right now with that man. on a friday. ali velshi. we are staying on the same toward the president in afghanistan. you heard the live picture, as soon as the president started speaking we'll get 0 it. i'm ali velshi next two hours, here's what i got on the run down. you think the president is fired up on kick wi leeks, plus using social net working to share breast milk. and when the next disaster hits. a cool new robot may come to the rescue, today the little guy is our big eye and rolling into our studio. begin with the b
making a surprise visit to afghanistan. he had hoped to meet face face-to-face with afghan president hamid karzai. that's not going to happen, because of technical problem, more important because of bad weather in the area. the two men had a conversation on the phone. as you know, there say full review of the afghanistan policy going on right now. that review to be completed in the next few weeks when the president begins his remarks, we will of course bring them to you in the cnn news room...
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ivan watson, cnn, reporting from helmand province in southern afghanistan. >>> well, afghanistan just hasn't cornered the world's heroin market, it owns. since 9/11, it is reported that afghans have been responsible for 90% of the hair wayne sold worldwide. it's fertile ground for the dea and that what brings me to my guest in arlington, virginia, thomas harrigan is assistant administrator and chief of operations. he's going to be sending a number of more agents to afghanistan. tom, i just have to ask you, learning about this, reading about this, seeing these reports coming out of afghanistan from our ivan watson are should be more concerned about terrorists breeding in afghanistan and coming here and killing us, or the growth of heroin getting into the hands of drug dealers over here and killing us that way? >> well, obviously, kyra, both of those are major concerns to us. what we're trying to do in the dea, in close consultation with the department of state, with ambassador holbrooke with ambassador eichenberry is send several additional agents to afghanistan, not just to kabul, but
ivan watson, cnn, reporting from helmand province in southern afghanistan. >>> well, afghanistan just hasn't cornered the world's heroin market, it owns. since 9/11, it is reported that afghans have been responsible for 90% of the hair wayne sold worldwide. it's fertile ground for the dea and that what brings me to my guest in arlington, virginia, thomas harrigan is assistant administrator and chief of operations. he's going to be sending a number of more agents to afghanistan. tom, i...
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we still have tens of thousands of troops in afghanistan, and we're going to have troops in afghanistan for years on end. we're going to have drones and intelligence capacity. we're going to be monitoring them. afghanistan is going to be in a box and pakistan too that we are looking at very carefully. in that context, it's vet difficult for another al qaeda-like organization to spring up and start training camps. and it is time for us to stop the occupying large swathes of territory, 8,000 miles away. you know, as i say, it's been a decade. >> i was reading the last article you wrote, and you interview the president back in january. and he gave you some time. he mentioned two years ago, here's what we're going to do in the next two years. this is particularly what got me. said i never believed that america could essentially deliver peace and prosperity to all of afghanistan in a three-four-five-year time frame and i think anybody who believed that didn't know the history and the challenges facing afghanistan." so the question is, how can you approve of an early withdrawal of combat troo
we still have tens of thousands of troops in afghanistan, and we're going to have troops in afghanistan for years on end. we're going to have drones and intelligence capacity. we're going to be monitoring them. afghanistan is going to be in a box and pakistan too that we are looking at very carefully. in that context, it's vet difficult for another al qaeda-like organization to spring up and start training camps. and it is time for us to stop the occupying large swathes of territory, 8,000...
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>> look, he had to go to afghanistan. he hasn't been to afghanistan yet, don. and the fact of the matter is, afghanistan is his war. he ran on it when he was running for president in 2008, we'll always say that iraq was president bush's war, afghanistan is now president obama's war. >> i mentioned he had a good week in afghanistan, the health care vote, he won on health care, yet he is still out there selling and he is going to have to sell it, why? >> he has to sell it. and if you look at "the washington post"/abc poll that was just released, 50% of americans do not like this bill. and the fact of the matter is, don, you had a lot of democrats that democratic leaders had to really twist their arms. you had president obama making telephone calls, trying to get their support. a lot of democrats took a hard vote. president obama needs to sell it, and in fact, we'll see him this week, he's supposed to be in maine, talking about health care reform. >> and he's going to continue to do this, and meantime, the tea party express going across the country. he'll have to
>> look, he had to go to afghanistan. he hasn't been to afghanistan yet, don. and the fact of the matter is, afghanistan is his war. he ran on it when he was running for president in 2008, we'll always say that iraq was president bush's war, afghanistan is now president obama's war. >> i mentioned he had a good week in afghanistan, the health care vote, he won on health care, yet he is still out there selling and he is going to have to sell it, why? >> he has to sell it. and...
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forces in afghanistan. the bloodiest month yet of this war, which has been going on for more than eight years since the overthrow of the taliban. at least 50 people killed, u.s. and nato service men and women over the course of this month and the month is still far from over and you still have some significant military operations under way here in this province, some 4,000 marines capturing opium fields, an area used by the taliban to funnel weapons and fighters and drugs from the nearby pakistani border up into central afghanistan. t. j.? >> our ivan watson there for us in afghanistan. we appreciate your and the updates here about what's happening there. a civilian helicopter that went down. >> we have very little information as to exactly what happened, what brought that down. what we know, there was no hostile fire but we're getting a lot of wire reports as to what might have occurred. >> we'll keep on top of that as soon as we get more information. we'll pass it along to you. also, news out of afghanist
forces in afghanistan. the bloodiest month yet of this war, which has been going on for more than eight years since the overthrow of the taliban. at least 50 people killed, u.s. and nato service men and women over the course of this month and the month is still far from over and you still have some significant military operations under way here in this province, some 4,000 marines capturing opium fields, an area used by the taliban to funnel weapons and fighters and drugs from the nearby...
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this was his firth tour to afghanistan, fourth tour overall. the family did not expect him to be redeployed. they were sad to find out he had to be deployed to afghanistan where he went in december of last year. he joined the service in late, 2001, november that year. a couple months after the september 11 terrorist attacks. cnn spoke with a high school friend of his. let's hear more from him right now. >> he had a big heart. he was a financial adviser. i know he couldn't take that, like losing people's money when the market went down. so, he felt that he needed something bigger in his heart, mind and soul. that's why he went into the military, in general, to help people. >> so, we hear from this friend. we have heard from him talking about the importance during his tour in iraq, the importance during battle of separating combatants from non-combatants. he didn't show animosity toward civilians. we'll learn more about what triggered this incident. as of now, we are piecing all the pieces together. >> thank you for the latest on that. stay with
this was his firth tour to afghanistan, fourth tour overall. the family did not expect him to be redeployed. they were sad to find out he had to be deployed to afghanistan where he went in december of last year. he joined the service in late, 2001, november that year. a couple months after the september 11 terrorist attacks. cnn spoke with a high school friend of his. let's hear more from him right now. >> he had a big heart. he was a financial adviser. i know he couldn't take that, like...
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things seem to be ratcheting up in afghanistan. stretching pete gretchen peters wrote a book and how harrowing bank rolling the taliban and al qaeda and she joins us from denver. at this juncture with the war still going on, should be close to resolution. instead it's going in a complete opposite direction. what's your view as to what's happening here? >> well i think a lot of mistakes were made immediately after the october 2001 invasion of afghanistan and we're seeing the affects of those mistakes now. >> eight years later? >> yes. i mean, first of all, the bush administration went in and the international community in general with a light footprint approach. afghanistan was dramatically under resourced compared to other postconflict situations, other places including kosovo, team work, cambodia, must less into re-introduction and trying to rebuilt afghanistan and into iraq. if we discuss iraq, of course, 2 wale was in 2003 when washington was ramping ip towards the invasion of the rourk that things started to spin out of control
things seem to be ratcheting up in afghanistan. stretching pete gretchen peters wrote a book and how harrowing bank rolling the taliban and al qaeda and she joins us from denver. at this juncture with the war still going on, should be close to resolution. instead it's going in a complete opposite direction. what's your view as to what's happening here? >> well i think a lot of mistakes were made immediately after the october 2001 invasion of afghanistan and we're seeing the affects of...
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and its involvement in the afghanistan war. many pleading that the afghanistan war needs to be stopped, or at least the u.s. involvement stopped immediately. again, these live pictures taking place right here, thanks to our affiliate wbbm providing the images. right now you just see a whole lot of people milling about. unclear what kind of activity is happening there on the ground, as the leaders of 50 nations meet inside. a wider view, you can see it's a sizeable crowd. at least from the surface it appears to be peaceful. we're not getting any indication of reports that anything other than that is taking place. this is a peaceful gathering of demonstrators outside the nato meeting. >>> meantime, inside, with those leaders of 50 nations, afghanistan is dominating the talks. before the summit began, president barack obama met with afghan president hamid karzai. let's bring in chief white house correspondent jessica yellen traveling with the president. what can you tell us more about this meeting with karzai and obama? >> reporte
and its involvement in the afghanistan war. many pleading that the afghanistan war needs to be stopped, or at least the u.s. involvement stopped immediately. again, these live pictures taking place right here, thanks to our affiliate wbbm providing the images. right now you just see a whole lot of people milling about. unclear what kind of activity is happening there on the ground, as the leaders of 50 nations meet inside. a wider view, you can see it's a sizeable crowd. at least from the...